October 27, 2016 – Florida News Service By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA ©2016 The News Service of Florida. All rights reserved. THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, October 27, 2016………. Rejecting arguments that the records must be kept secret, a federal magistrate has ordered the Florida Department of Corrections to give a decade’s worth of […]
Data, depositions show DOC misled in justifying changes in drug-abuse treatment for inmates
October 19, 2016 – Politico Florida by Daniel Ducassi Recently released depositions and state data show the Florida Department of Corrections has made misleading statements, and is using a misleading cost analysis, to justify its plans to eliminate hundreds of what are called “transition” beds for prisoners to receive drug abuse treatment and counseling in […]
Court Sides with Prisons Agency in Public Records Case
August 29, 2016 – The News Service of Florida by Jim Saunders An appeals court Monday said the Florida Department of Corrections did not violate the state’s public-records law by refusing to provide specific explanations about why it would not disclose information sought by the Miami Herald. A three-judge panel of the 1st District Court […]
